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Etymology

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голубо́й (golubój) +‎ -е́ть (-étʹ)

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Verb

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голубе́ть (golubétʹimpf (perfective поголубе́ть)

  1. to show blue
    вдали́ голубе́ли горыvdalí golubéli gorythe mountains showed blue in the distance; blue mountains loomed in the distance
  2. to turn blue
  3. (colloquial) to turn gay (homosexual)

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